LESSON PLANS – SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Week of 10/06/14-10/10/14
6th grade World History-Ancient Civilizations
Prepared by Mrs. Watkins
Learning Goal(s): Students will learn how to write an analytical essay by
going through the steps of analyzing primary documents, completing a
guided essay, and writing a rough draft.
Objective(s): Students will analyze primary documents, take that information,
develop answers to a question, and write a five paragraph analytical essay
elaborating on those answers.
Students will describe the emergence of early river valley civilizations.
Students will compare the early river valley civilizations to those found in Meso and
South America.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
I DO: Introduce the Maya
I DO: Introduce the Aztec
I DO: Introduce the Inca
civilization. Hand out chart civilization.
civilization.
to students.
Agenda:
Monday
DBQ WEEK – “How Did
The Nile Shape Ancient
Egypt?”
Tuesday
DBQ WEEK – “How Did
The Nile Shape Ancient
Egypt?”
I DO: Introduce
Documents D & E.
I DO: Hand out Guided
Essay.
WE DO: Go through
Documents D & E with
students.
WE DO: Go through
Guided Essay with
students.
YOU DO: Work together
to answer Documents D
& E questions.
YOU DO: Students work
individually to fill out
Guided Essay with their
information for their DBQ
Analytical Essay.
WE DO: Watch and
discuss Mesoamerica
PPTs. Discuss similarities
and differences with Early
River Valley civilizations.
WE DO: Watch and
discuss Mesoamerica
PPTs. Discuss similarities
and differences with Early
River Valley civilizations.
WE DO: Watch and
discuss Mesoamerica
PPTs. Discuss similarities
and differences with
Early River Valley
civilizations.
YOU DO: In groups, fill in
chart with information
about Mesoamerica
civilizations.
YOU DO: In groups, fill in
chart with information
about Mesoamerica
civilizations.
YOU DO: In groups, fill in
chart with information
about Mesoamerica
civilizations.
Where did the Aztec
flourish? Name two
achievements of the
Aztec.
How were the early river
valley civilizations like the
civilizations found in
Mesoamerica?
Where did the Incans
live? What shaped their
life?
DBQ Analytical Essay Due
Monday, 10/13/14.
Bell Ringer:
Make an acrostic using
the letters in NILE to
describe the Nile River.
Name three ways the Nile
River shaped ancient
Egypt.
Where is Mesoamerica
located? What cultures
developed there?
Essential
What is the importance
Questions/Higher of primary source
Order Questions: documents?
What is the importance of
primary source
documents?
How were the early river
valley civilizations like the
civilizations found in
Mesoamerica?
How were the early river
valley civilizations like the
civilizations found in
Mesoamerica?
Student Product:
Students will complete
DBQ Documents D & E
with correct answers.
Students will correctly fill
out their Guided Essays
with information for their
DBQ Analytical Essay.
Word Wall:
Nile River, Shape,
Benefit, Primary
Documents, Guided
Essay, Analytical Essay
How will the Primary
Documents help you
with your DBQ
Analytical Essay?
How is a primary source
document different from
a secondary source
document?
Nile River, Shape, Benefit,
Primary Documents,
Guided Essay, Analytical
Essay
Work on DBQ Analytical
Essay.
Homework:
Exit Ticket:
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What is the purpose of a
Guided Essay?
ESE MODIFICATIONS:
Vary presentations of subject matter.
Cooperative learning.
Extra time.
Provide outlines/notes of key concepts and ideas.
Modified assignments, quizzes, and tests.
Breakdown lesson into smaller segments-“chunking.”
Specialized grading criteria.
Modified/supplementary materials.
Students will fill out a
chart comparing the early
river valley civilizations to
those civilizations found in
Mesoamerica.
Mesoamerica, Maya,
Aztec, Inca
Students will fill out a
chart comparing the early
river valley civilizations to
those civilizations found in
Mesoamerica.
Mesoamerica, Maya,
Aztec, Inca
Students will fill out a
chart comparing the early
river valley civilizations to
those civilizations found
in Mesoamerica.
Mesoamerica, Maya,
Aztec, Inca
Work on DBQ Analytical
Essay.
Work on DBQ Analytical
Essay.
Work on DBQ Analytical
Essay.
Why did the Maya build
temples atop pyramids?
Why advantage did the
Aztec gain by living on an
island?
How did the Incan
government respond to
natural disasters?
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ELL (ESOL) MODIFICATIONS:
Context clues (gestures, expression, and body language).
Multiple media to provide different stimuli
Individualized instruction/assistance.
Peer tutoring and Small Group Instruction.
Visual and audiovisual aids
Adjust or shorten assignments.
Alternative assessments.
Adapt text materials to facilitate comprehension.
Build on student’s existing knowledge.
Modify speech.
Extra time.
Specialized grading criteria.